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MLB : ATS Matchup
Saturday 5/28/2016Line$ LineOU LineScore
PITTSBURGH  NICASIO )
 
TEXAS  DARVISH )
+1.5  -170

-1.5  +150
+125

-135

9un
 
2
Final
5

PITTSBURGH (28 - 19) at TEXAS (27 - 21)
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Saturday, 5/28/2016 7:15 PM
JUAN NICASIO (R) vs. YU DARVISH (R)
Board OpeningLatest
 LineTotalLineTotal
979PITTSBURGH+140Ov 9,-120+110Ov 9,+105
980TEXAS-150Un 9,+100-120Un 9,-125
ADVANCED TEAM STATS
PITTSBURGH - Current Season Performance
 Team RecordsTeamOpponent
 W-LUnitsO-URunsAvgOBPSLGOPSRunsAvgOBPSLGOPS
All Games28-19+6.631-155.20.2860.3530.4280.7804.50.2620.3350.4200.755
Road Games13-10+3.315-75.30.2760.3440.4220.7665.00.2770.3500.4710.821
vs Right-handed Starters22-17+1.924-144.90.2810.3480.4110.7594.40.2540.3280.4110.738
Past 7 Games6-1+55-26.10.3150.3660.4760.8412.60.2600.3140.3600.674
Grass Games28-19+6.631-155.20.2860.3530.4280.7804.50.2620.3350.4200.755
Night Games20-9+9.218-105.50.2780.3400.4300.7704.10.2620.3310.4200.751
Interleague2-3-15-05.00.3070.3680.4490.8175.40.2850.3560.4650.821
PITTSBURGH - Team Hitting and Fielding Statistics
Team BattingTeam BattingTeam Fielding
 RunsAVGOBPGABH2B3BHRSLGRBIBBSOSBLOBGIDPERRDPOSB
All Games5.20.2860.3534716564738111440.4282301723643138347305225
Road Games5.30.2760.34423830229441250.422116861971918826102613
Righty Starters4.90.2810.3483913443786210310.4111791372832830840264418
PITTSBURGH - Bullpen Pitching Statistics
 ERAWHIPIPRERHHRBBSOW-LSVBSVPct.
All Games4.071.437159.3817215818711267-518481.8%
Road Games3.941.46877.73934781036654-210283.3%

TEXAS - Current Season Performance
 Team RecordsTeamOpponent
 W-LUnitsO-URunsAvgOBPSLGOPSRunsAvgOBPSLGOPS
All Games27-21+10.325-224.60.2600.3130.4000.7124.40.2610.3250.4130.738
Home Games16-9+8.216-85.30.2770.3370.4210.7595.20.2830.3340.4720.805
vs Right-handed Starters20-13+1016-164.40.2550.3110.3970.7083.90.2490.3130.4040.717
Past 7 Games5-2+4.23-44.70.2760.3190.3930.7123.60.2450.2810.3800.661
Grass Games26-18+11.824-194.80.2640.3170.4070.7244.40.2590.3210.4150.736
Night Games20-14+9.316-174.20.2600.3090.3990.7084.10.2500.3080.4080.715
Interleague0-1-1.31-01.00.2700.2890.3780.6689.00.3410.3720.6341.006
TEXAS - Team Hitting and Fielding Statistics
Team BattingTeam BattingTeam Fielding
 RunsAVGOBPGABH2B3BHRSLGRBIBBSOSBLOBGIDPERRDPOSB
All Games4.60.2600.313481622422747460.4002121243433029744236713
Home Games5.30.2770.33725831230415230.42112776164171582213358
Righty Starters4.40.2550.311331118285543330.397137912332221532174910
TEXAS - Bullpen Pitching Statistics
 ERAWHIPIPRERHHRBBSOW-LSVBSVPct.
All Games5.351.507148928816529581209-1116769.6%
Home Games6.801.5128264621002124616-511473.3%
SCHEDULE AND RESULTS
PITTSBURGH - Schedule
 Team StatsOpp Stats
DateTeam StarterOpponentOpp StarterScoreW/LLineTot.O/UHLOBEHLOBE
5/14/2016LOCKE(L)@ CHICAGO CUBSARRIETA(R)2-8L2458.5 unO3311190
5/15/2016COLE(R)@ CHICAGO CUBSLESTER(L)2-1W1307.5 unU590440
5/16/2016NIESE(L)ATLANTAPEREZ(R)8-5W-1908 unO1481960
5/17/2016NICASIO(R)ATLANTABLAIR(R)12-9W-1657.5 unO21911583
5/18/2016LIRIANO(L)ATLANTATEHERAN(R)1-3L-1757 unU6501080
5/19/2016LOCKE(L)ATLANTAFOLTYNEWICZ(R)8-2W-1758 unO1180760
5/20/2016COLE(R)COLORADOBUTLER(R)2-1W-2007.5 ovU8601291
5/21/2016NIESE(L)COLORADOCHATWOOD(R)1-5L-1157.5 unU9103651
5/23/2016VOGELSONG(R)COLORADOLYLES(R)6-3W-1308.5 unO740751
5/24/2016LIRIANO(L)ARIZONAMILLER(R)12-1W-1608.5 unO17906112
5/25/2016LOCKE(L)ARIZONADE LA ROSA(R)5-4W-1158.5 unO1180941
5/26/2016COLE(R)ARIZONACORBIN(L)8-3W-1907.5 ovO1210113131
5/27/2016NIESE(L)@ TEXASHAMELS(L)9-1W1209 unO149010101
5/28/2016NICASIO(R)@ TEXASDARVISH(R) 
5/29/2016LIRIANO(L)@ TEXASPEREZ(L) 
5/30/2016LOCKE(L)@ MIAMINICOLINO(L) 
5/31/2016COLE(R)@ MIAMIFERNANDEZ(R) 
6/1/2016NIESE(L)@ MIAMICONLEY(L) 
6/2/2016NICASIO(R)@ MIAMICHEN(L) 
6/3/2016 LA ANGELS  
6/4/2016 LA ANGELS  

TEXAS - Schedule
 Team StatsOpp Stats
DateTeam StarterOpponentOpp StarterScoreW/LLineTot.O/UHLOBEHLOBE
5/14/2016LEWIS(R)TORONTOESTRADA(R)6-5W+1259 unO9711050
5/15/2016RAMOS(L)TORONTOSANCHEZ(R)7-6W+1559 ovO95112110
5/16/2016HOLLAND(L)@ OAKLANDMANAEA(L)1-3L1308 ovU451420
5/17/2016HAMELS(L)@ OAKLANDHAHN(R)5-8L-1207.5 unO15801272
5/18/2016PEREZ(L)@ OAKLANDHILL(L)1-8L1408 unO4501260
5/20/2016LEWIS(R)@ HOUSTONMCCULLERS(R)2-1W1458.5 evU550640
5/21/2016RAMOS(L)@ HOUSTONFIERS(R)2-1W1708.5 ovU640320
5/22/2016HAMELS(L)@ HOUSTONKEUCHEL(L)9-2W1407.5 unO1331570
5/23/2016HOLLAND(L)LA ANGELSTROPEANO(R)0-2L-1059.5 unU790951
5/24/2016PEREZ(L)LA ANGELSCHACIN(R)4-1W-1109 evU740770
5/25/2016LEWIS(R)LA ANGELSSANTIAGO(L)15-9W-1059.5 unO18901462
5/27/2016HAMELS(L)PITTSBURGHNIESE(L)1-9L-1309 unO101011490
5/28/2016DARVISH(R)PITTSBURGHNICASIO(R) 
5/29/2016PEREZ(L)PITTSBURGHLIRIANO(L) 
5/30/2016LEWIS(R)@ CLEVELANDTOMLIN(R) 
5/31/2016HOLLAND(L)@ CLEVELANDKLUBER(R) 
6/1/2016HAMELS(L)@ CLEVELANDBAUER(R) 
6/3/2016 SEATTLE  
6/4/2016 SEATTLE  
KEY GAME INFORMATION
PITTSBURGH: Three straight playoff appearances have put the franchise's two decades in the cellar firmly in the rearview mirror. The fiscal strains of success, however, are starting to show. The Pirates kept Mark Melancon at $10 million but balked at paying the homegrown Walker the same kind of money and wanted no part of the $8 million Alvarez might have fetched in arbitration. The front office has been raided, too, with several key contributors who set the cornerstone for the franchise's renaissance taking higher-profile jobs elsewhere. Their ability to keep up with St. Louis and the Chicago Cubs will likely hinge on their talented outfield and if the bullpen can once again shorten games to six innings.
TEXAS: The Rangers won the A.L. West in Banister's first season, even without ace pitcher Yu Darvish and after losing 95 games in 2014. Darvish is more than a year removed from Tommy John surgery and is expected back by late May. Hamels will be in the rotation from the start of this season and has already been tabbed to start on opening day.The Rangers also added Diekman and Dyson in trades last summer, and bolstered their bullpen even more over the winter with the addition of two more pitchers with closing experience: Barnette (from Japan) and Wilhelmsen (trade from Seattle). Tolleson had all 35 of his saves after taking over as the closer in late May. With the exception of Desmond, the everyday lineup is very familiar to Texas fans.
PREVIEW
Pirates-Rangers Preview
By BRETT HUSTON STATS Senior Editor

When Yu Darvish last pitched in a major league game, the Texas Rangers were already in the dregs of a lost season that would see them finish with the AL's worst record.

The club's in considerably better shape upon his much-anticipated return.

Nearly 22 months after last stepping on the mound, Darvish gets back to business after recovering from Tommy John surgery Saturday night against the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates.

Darvish last pitched in the majors on Aug. 9, 2014, with the Rangers sitting at 45-70, landing on the 60-day disabled list four days later with right elbow inflammation that would require elbow surgery the following spring after more issues arose.

That wiped out 2015 and nearly the first eight weeks of this season, but the right-hander is ready to go after five stellar rehab starts. In those outings, split between Triple-A Round Rock and Double-A Frisco, Darvish had a 0.90 ERA with 21 strikeouts and six walks in 20 innings.

''All the reports we got were glowing. The fastball, how he used the fastball, secondary stuff was sharp,'' manager Jeff Banister said Monday.

Darvish threw 87 pitches in his final outing and that's about what they'll limit him to Saturday.

"That would be a good pitch count," pitching coach Doug Brocail told MLB's official website. "It all depends on how he looks during the game and how many pitches he has. We're not going to have him go out there and throw 150 pitches. Hopefully he gets out there and uses his fastball to get early outs and uses his pitches wisely and keeps us in the game."

Darvish has faced the Pirates (28-19) once, holding them to a run over seven innings in a 1-0 loss Sept. 9, 2013.

When Darvish last pitched in a Rangers uniform, Texas (27-21) had the AL's worst rotation ERA (5.02). Heading into Friday night's opener with the Pirates, it was the best (3.43), something not lost on starter Derek Holland.

"We're going to be really good," Holland said. "There is no doubt we have the confidence. We believe it. He adds one more power arm to the rotation."

Their best arm had a rare rough night in the opener. Pittsburgh hit Cole Hamels hard and knocked him out in the fifth, putting up six runs as Starling Marte and Jung Ho Kang took the left-hander deep en route to a 9-1 win.

Andrew McCutchen and Gregory Polanco also homered in the Pirates' fifth straight victory while Texas lost for just the second time in seven games.

''If you pitch long enough, you're going to have games like this,'' Hamels said. ''You're going to have good games, bad games, a ton of games in between."

Juan Nicasio gets the ball for the Pirates hoping his final start in May is a lot better than his first three. The right-hander had a 3.33 ERA and .198 opponents' batting average in his five April outings but has seen that nearly double to 6.46 while teams have hit .333 off him this month.

Pittsburgh gave Nicasio seven first-inning runs May 17 in a 12-9 win, though Nicasio struggled by allowing five through five. His Sunday start against Colorado was postponed after one inning, and his rotation turn was skipped as the organization tries to limit the work of a pitcher who tossed only 58 1/3 innings last season, almost exclusively in relief.


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